Category Archive for: ‘Blog’

Free Accredit Report.com – JOBS Act creates a new pivot for your dotcom

In an earlier post, The Craigslist Exemption, I described the changes mandated and expected that arise from the new JOBS Act signed into law on April 5. One of those upcoming changes is the ability to engage in general solicitation and general advertising under a Reg D, Rule 506 private offering of securities, so long as all purchasers are accredited …

The Craigslist Exemption (and the brave new world of the JOBS Act)

If you’re like me, you might be having trouble sorting out the new JOBS Act (properly, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) that President Obama signed into law on April 5. The written and online analyses seem to be essentially correct but they are far too sketchy to let us all participate in the discussion. To understand the law and …

The Absolution Fallacy– how corporate lawyers stay disconnected, standoffish and out of touch

Most of the corporate lawyers I meet are a fairly sincere bunch. We like solving problems. We actually do like helping people and are never so excited as when we get to work on an interesting problem; and never so enervated as when the drudgery keeps coming and it seems that no-one outside of legal will even talk to us. …

Blog: Lopsided Indemnities — “share and share alike” is not always the way to go

In many negotiations, we see a standard comment come back from the other side – make the indemnities mirror images so each party gives exactly the same indemnity to the other. This may sound like a reasonable proposal and can be hard to resist when you are under pressure to finalize a deal. But before you do, make sure that …